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CC765S Brass vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC765S brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
97.2 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0